BOOK REVIEWS

The poor are always with us

The poor are always with us

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest books Misère: The Visual Representation of Misery in the 19th Century by Linda Nochlin (Thames & Hudson £24.95). The Industrial Revolution brought poverty, squalo ...
Lies, Manipulation and Murder

Lies, Manipulation and Murder

Mature Times reviews Kin by Snorri Kristjansson Viking warlord Unnthor Reginsson retired from the raiding parties and settled down to life on a farm in a remote valley with his wife, Hildigunnur. Unnt ...